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Pecans - What the shit

Jul 18, 2012#1

doomdragon6

Okay, some of you know I started the better eating thing, and with that comes looking at calorie info...
And holy effing hell, what is up with pecans???

Do you people know how many calories pecans have? Think about it, one cup of pecans. "Oh, I dunno DoomDragon. They're nuts, so probably like a hundred or something."

No. No no no. A cup of pecans is 750 calories. What the unholy sh*t. That is up there with a Grilled Stuft Burrito from Taco Bell. That beats a Whopper with Cheese.

And 87% of those calories are from fat. What the f@#$ are these things made of, lard dipped in butter and mayonaise? And then fried?

For christ's sake, a CUP of mayonaise, which is more mayonaise than you need for ANYTHING, is 800 calories! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?? A CUP OF NATURAL FROM A TREE -NUTS- have about as much fat as MAYONAISE.

OH MY GOD.

Jul 18, 2012#2

Ravenpoe

A nut is a type of fruit, and contain a large amount of fat because of the stored energy required to nourish the seed into growing into a tree.

Oh wait, was that rhetorical?

Jul 18, 2012#3

Bumble the Boy Wonder

So what you're saying, is you don't want to try my mayonaise-coated pecan clusters

Jul 18, 2012#4

doomdragon6

I MEAN

I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE

BUT

DAMN SON

Jul 18, 2012#5

WasabiPoptart

A cup of pecans is a lot! And they have 42% of your daily fiber. Do you know what that means?

Jul 18, 2012#6

Allen who is Quiet

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:
So what you're saying, is you don't want to try my mayonaise-coated pecan clusters

only if this is a euphemism

Jul 18, 2012#7

drifter

Man, don't look up brazil nuts then.

Jul 18, 2012#8

Cheesy1

So what, my nuts are so fat . . . nevermind.

Jul 18, 2012#9

Allen who is Quiet

Cheesy1 said:
So what, my nuts are so fat . . . nevermind.

You should probably get those looked at.

By a prostitute.

For cancer.

Jul 18, 2012#10

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Allen who is Quiet said:
You should probably get those looked at.

By a prostitute.

For cancer.

They usually only accept cash.

Jul 19, 2012#11

Allen who is Quiet

^this guy

Jul 19, 2012#12

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Allen who is Quiet said:
^this guy

Jul 19, 2012#13

Allen who is Quiet

Oh god. What?

Jul 19, 2012#14

DarkAudit

Meh. A cup of the dry roasted almonds I have here has 600 calories, 52 grams of fat, and 600 mg of sodium. Lucky for me I only have a 100 calorie pack of them.

Jul 19, 2012#15

Wahad

Nuts are fatty. Nut oils - peanut oil, almond oil, even pecan oil - are widely used as flavor agents, a cooking oil or other uses. Oil means fat. So, am I suprised pecans have that many calories? Nnnnnope.

Jul 19, 2012#16

Frank

You think pecans are bad, check out macadamias.

Here, I'll spoil it a bit, they have about 1000 calories per cup and over 100 grams of fat, 16 of which are saturated.

Jul 19, 2012#17

Dave

drifter said:
Man, don't look up brazil nuts then.

I did. I saw JCM naked.

Jul 19, 2012#18

Espy

Who the hell eats a cup of pecans?

Jul 19, 2012#19

Ravenpoe

Espy said:
Who the hell eats a cup of pecans?

Jul 19, 2012#20

Dave

Poe, I wish I could love your post more. But alas, I am at the limit of how much I love it.

Jul 19, 2012#21

GasBandit

Ha ha ha.. I looked it up... pecans are higher calorie and fatter than even cashews, which were always told to me was like scooping lard right out of a bucket.

On another note, it always irks me how people always equate "natural" with "healthy." Fat is natural. Hemlock is natural. Poison ivy is natural. Just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it is good.

Jul 19, 2012#22

Frank

Nuts are high in fat and calories but many are very healthy to eat (in moderation).

Pistachios for example help lower cholesterol.

And Gas, cashews have some of the lowest calorie to weight ratios of most nuts (along with almonds and pistachios).

Jul 19, 2012#23

Gusto

GasBandit said:
On another note, it always irks me how people always equate "natural" with "healthy." Fat is natural. Hemlock is natural. Poison ivy is natural. Just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it is good.

Conversely, I also get annoyed when people equate "chemicals" with "unhealthy".

Jul 19, 2012#24

strawman

Now you know why they make pies out of pecans.

Jul 19, 2012#25

sixpackshaker

So how many of you incorrectly call the nut a Pee Can?

Jul 19, 2012#26

@Li3n

GasBandit said:
Ha ha ha.. I looked it up... pecans are higher calorie and fatter than even cashews, which were always told to me was like scooping lard right out of a bucket.

Comparing plant fat with animal fat is like comparing Sarah Palin with someone who can actually see Russia from their house...

Jul 19, 2012#27

Bumble the Boy Wonder

sixpackshaker said:
So how many of you incorrectly call the nut a Pee Can?

If you're looking for Pee Can's I think you might be looking for Doomdragon's poop thread

Jul 19, 2012#28

sixpackshaker

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:
If you're looking for Pee Can's I think you might be looking for Doomdragon's poop thread

No the PeeCan is under the bed, and the pecan is on the kitchen table. Never cross the two...

Jul 19, 2012#29

Azurephoenix

sixpackshaker said:
No the PeeCan is under the bed, and the pecan is on the kitchen table. Never cross the two...

And certainly don't store the pecan's in the PeeCan...

Jul 19, 2012#30

GasBandit

@Li3n said:
Comparing plant fat with animal fat is like comparing Sarah Palin with someone who can actually see Russia from their house...

Given that it was actually only Tina Fey who ssaiii... HEY YOU'S TROLLIN ME AIN'T YA

Jul 19, 2012#31

checkeredhat

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:
So what you're saying, is you don't want to try my mayonaise-coated pecan clusters

Not unless they're deep fried, no.

Jul 20, 2012#32

@Li3n

GasBandit said:
Given that it was actually only Tina Fey who ssaiii...

Wait, you mean to tell me Sarah Palin isn't just a character Tina Fey played to bring the funny to the McCain campaign?! :Leyla:

EDIT: Also, she did say you can see Russian from Alaska, which, while true, is still a stupid answer to the question she was asked: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politi...e-Russia-from-my-house!-Sarah-Palin[/spoiler]

Jul 20, 2012#33

GasBandit

But you (pee)CAN. :troll:

Jul 20, 2012#34

Covar

NO not a metaphor! I DON'T UNDERSTAND METAPHORS!!!!!

Also pecans are high in fat, also delicious. Coincidence? I THINK NOT! :Leyla:

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